School Reform Iniatives as Balancing Acts: Policy Variation and Educational Convergence among Japan, Korea, England and the United States

Creator

Jaekyung Lee

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

April 2001

Abstract

School reform initiatives during the last two decades in Japan, Korea, England, and the United States can be understood as balancing acts. Because policymakers in England and the United States saw their school systems fragmented and student outcomes mediocre, they focused reform efforts on raising educational standards, tightening curriculum and assessment, and improving academic achievement. In contrast, policymakers in Japan and Korea, who saw their school systems overstandardized and educational processes deficient, focused their reform efforts on deregulating schools, diversifying curriculum and assessment, and enhancing whole-person education. ...

Keywords

Education--Japan, Education--South Korea, Education--England

Extent

11

Geographic Location

Japan; South Korea; England

Volume

9

Issue

14

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

E11-00210

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Recommended Citation

Lee, Jaekyung, "School Reform Iniatives as Balancing Acts: Policy Variation and Educational Convergence among Japan, Korea, England and the United States" (2001). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 387.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/387